The New Zealand Initiative's Executive Director Dr Oliver Hartwich discusses the Greek referendum outcome on The Paul Henry Show on 6 July 2015. Read more
What now for Greece? Dr Oliver Hartwich discusses on TV One Breakfast on 2 July 2015. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich on Newstalk ZB: What's rotten in the EU? Read more
Should Greece leave the Eurozone? Dr Oliver Hartwich discusses the issue on the Paul Henry Show. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich on Newstalk ZB: Greece Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich on Radio Live with Sean Plunket: Greece Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich on NewstalkZB with Larry Williams: Eurozone Read more
Wellington (29 June 2015): After five years of unsuccessful attempts to “save” Greece and keep it in the Eurozone, the dramatic events of the past days show that this strategy has failed disastrously. The country’s best hope is for a fresh start outside the Eurozone says Dr Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative. Read more
Wellington (26 June 2015): The country needs to change its tune on inequality, according to The New Zealand Initiative, with a recently published report by Treasury showing that the gap between rich and poor has been stable or falling over the past 20 years. The Treasury working paper by Christopher Ball and John Creedy analysed annual income and expenditure since 1984. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich on SBS Radio (in German): Last-minute rescue or farewell to the Euro? Read more
Wellington (22 July 2015): Social policy, local government funding and education are key areas for public policy think tank The New Zealand Initiative over the next two years. The Initiative released its research programme today which covers the period leading up to the 2017 election. Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich on ABC Radio: Greek exit from the eurozone edges closer Read more
Dr Oliver Hartwich on Radio NZ: Housing report calls for tolls, less red tape.
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Wellington (17 June 2015): The Productivity Commission’s latest report on how overly tight land supply feeds the housing affordability crisis is a pressing reminder of why the planning system and local government funding arrangements need reform, according to The New Zealand Initiative. The draft report, Using Land for Housing, notes that while New Zealand has one of the fastest population growth rates in the OECD, the supply of land for housing has not kept pace. Read more
The rationales of individual freedom and personal responsibility with Eric Crampton, head of research at The New Zealand Initiative... experimentation in policy - with social impact bonds. Read more
